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• Twitter delays $8 'blue check' verification plan until after US midterm elections

  06-11-2022 22:36 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter is delaying the rollout of account verifications for its paid Twitter Blue subscription plan until after the midterm elections, a source with knowledge of the decision confirmed to CNN.
  
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• US midterms: Why the economy may decide the vote

  06-11-2022 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Democrats have faltered in their messaging on the economy, while Republicans have hammered them.
  
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• Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday

  06-11-2022 22:14 via abcnews.go.com
  This week's total lunar eclipse is the last one for three years
  
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• Paxlovid reduces risk of long Covid, Veterans Affairs study finds

  06-11-2022 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  Paxlovid, the antiviral pill that reduces the risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19, also reduces the risk of long Covid, according to a new study by researchers at the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
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• Trial set for reenactor charged with leaving pipe bomb

  06-11-2022 22:08 via abcnews.go.com
  A Civil War re-enactor is accused of planting a pipe bomb at a battlefield.
  
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• Australia triumph at Hong Kong Sevens for the first time in 34 years

  06-11-2022 22:03 via theguardian.com
  Nathan Lawson scores thrilling late gold medal-winning tryMaurice Longbottom named player of the final against FijiAustralia’s rugby men have earned a remarkable triumph at the Hong Kong Sevens, winning the global circuit’s blue riband event for the first time in 34 years.Coached by John Manenti, the side proved their world series triumph may be just the start of something big on Sunday as they began their 2022-23 campaign by beating Olympic and World Cup champions Fiji 20-17 in the
  
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• High-ranking Church of England officials endorse gay marriage: 'Rank heresy'

  06-11-2022 21:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Multiple bishops in the Church of England publicly called for the institution to begin conducting same-sex marriages last week. The Right Rev. Dr. Steven Croft, who serves as bishop of Oxford, became the first serving senior bishop in the Church of England to affirm homosexual unions last week, according to The Sunday Times. Croft's affirmation was echoed by the Right Rev. Dr. John Inge, the bishop of Worcester, and the Right Rev. Martin Gorick, the bishop of Dudley, both of whom are also high-r
  
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• Kari Lake closes campaign office over envelope with white powder – reports

  06-11-2022 21:44 via theguardian.com
  Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate’s staffer opened the envelope and is under medical supervision, spokesperson saysArizona’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake closed a campaign office after an envelope containing “suspicious white powder” was delivered to the premises on Saturday, according to reports.A member of the candidate’s staff unwittingly opened the envelope and is now under “medical supervision”, campaign spokesperson Colton
  
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• Sickness affecting 48 at charter school still unexplained

  06-11-2022 21:31 via abcnews.go.com
  Several dozen children and adults fell ill at an eastern Pennsylvania school.
  
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• Massachusetts museum returns sacred items to Sioux tribes

  06-11-2022 21:24 via abcnews.go.com
  A small Massachusetts museum had about 150 items considered sacred by the Sioux.
  
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• Iowa teen who killed alleged rapist escapes custody

  06-11-2022 21:14 via theguardian.com
  Pieper Lewis could face up to two decades behind bars for violating probation she was ordered to serve at a correctional facilityAn Iowa sex-trafficking victim who at age 15 killed her alleged rapist escaped custody on Friday, violating the probation she was ordered to serve at a correctional facility after pleading guilty to manslaughter, according to reports.Pieper Lewis, who is now 18, could face up to two decades behind bars after this alleged probation violation. Authorities have issued a w
  
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• Amy Schumer's son was hospitalized with RSV, comedian reveals

  06-11-2022 20:59 via cnn.com
  
  Comedian and actress Amy Schumer has revealed that her young son, Gene, was admitted to the emergency room this week with RSV.
  
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• Spanish Civil Guard seizes 'largest stash of marijuana discovered'

  06-11-2022 20:44 via foxnews.com
  
  The Spanish Civil Guard seized the largest haul of cannabis ever reportedly found over a series of drug raids across the country, according to police.   "The Civil Guard has seized the largest cache of packaged marijuana found so far," the Spanish Civil Guard said in a press release in Spanish. "The Jardines operation has concluded with the seizure of 32,370.2 kilograms of marijuana buds, the largest seizure of this substance, not only in Spain, but also internationally." Police said t
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mark Ruffalo among those criticizing Elon Musk's $8 a month Twitter subscription plan

  06-11-2022 20:12 via nbcnews.com
  
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• Haiti gang leader to lift fuel blockade amid shortages

  06-11-2022 20:04 via abcnews.go.com
  A powerful gang leader says he is lifting a blockade at a key fuel terminal that has strangled Haiti’s capital for nearly two months
  
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• Elon Musk tries to lure YouTube stars on to Twitter

  06-11-2022 19:53 via theguardian.com
  Platform’s new owner tells video-makers he’s planning ‘creator monetization for all forms of content’ The anarchic behaviour of YouTubers draws huge online audiences and has turned stars such as MrBeast and Logan Paul into the best-paid entertainers of the internet age. Now Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, wants a piece of this lucrative action and will attempt to lure video creators on to the social media platform.In a series of messages posted on Twitter this weeke
  
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• Rick Scott doesn't rule out run for majority leader if GOP takes Senate

  06-11-2022 19:36 via nbcnews.com
  
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• UK town burns giant effigy of Liz Truss on Bonfire Night

  06-11-2022 19:28 via cnn.com
  
  The customary "Guy" wasn't enough for the southeastern town of Edenbridge, who chose to burn an 11-foot cardboard depiction of the embattled former PM as well as an effigy of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot's Guy Fawkes.
  
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• Teenager Holger Rune shocks Novak Djokovic to claim Paris Masters title

  06-11-2022 19:28 via cnn.com
  
  Teenager Holger Rune stunned Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters on Sunday, winning 3-6 6-3 7-5 against the 21-time grand slam champion.
  
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• Djokovic stunned in Paris final by tennis' next rising star

  06-11-2022 19:28 via cnn.com
  
  Teenager Holger Rune stunned Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters on Sunday, winning 3-6 6-3 7-5 against the 21-time grand slam champion.
  
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• Italy stops dozens of asylum seekers on NGO ship from coming ashore

  06-11-2022 19:20 via theguardian.com
  Children and the sick were allowed off when boat run by German organisation SOS Humanity docked in SicilyIn the first test of its immigration policy, Italy’s new far-right government has prevented 35 asylum seekers from disembarking from their boat, claiming they did not qualify for asylum.On Saturday night, Rome allowed the ship Humanity 1, run by the German search-and-rescue organisation SOS Humanity and carrying 179 people, to enter the port of Catania, in Sicily, and begin disembarking
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv mayor tells residents to prepare for the worst – as it happened

  06-11-2022 19:09 via theguardian.com
  Residents warned they must prepare for having no electricity, water or heating as temperatures drop below freezingRussia appointed a new acting commander of the Central Military District on 3 November, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has said.Major General Alexander Linkov replaces Colonel General Alexander Lapin who was purportedly removed from office at the end of October 2022.If confirmed, this follows a series of dismissals of senior Russian military commanders since the onset of the inva
  
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• Phoenix police arrest two in dismemberment death of veteran

  06-11-2022 19:04 via abcnews.go.com
  An 80-year-old Air Force veteran's decomposing body was found dismembered.
  
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• Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop

  06-11-2022 19:01 via abcnews.go.com
  Pope Francis says female genital mutilation is a “crime” that must stop.
  
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• Iowa teen who killed rapist escapes from probation center

  06-11-2022 18:57 via abcnews.go.com
  A sex trafficking victim pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her.
  
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• Former MoviePass executives face fraud charges

  06-11-2022 18:57 via cnn.com
  
  MoviePass's former CEO and the leader of its former parent company have been indicted on securities fraud charges for deceiving investors on the sustainability and profitability of the company's movie-a-day subscription model, according to a Department of Justice release on Friday.
  
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• Fareed asks climate scientist about 'surprising good news'

  06-11-2022 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria asks climate scientist and author Katharine Hayhoe where we are today compared to climate change predictions made 20 years ago.
  
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• Kenyans sweep NYC Marathon but Do Nascimento collapses in record heat

  06-11-2022 18:11 via theguardian.com
  Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi take titles for KenyaTemperatures surpass previous record set in 1993Evans Chebet of Kenya won the New York City Marathon men’s race and Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s race on Sunday, both of them making a splash in their debuts.Daniel Do Nascimento, who had been leading the entire men’s race, collapsed around the 21-mile mark. Chebet finished in 2hr 8min 41sec, which was 13 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Shura Kitata of Ethiopia.
  
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• US far-right group sparks legal firestorm over drive to monitor drop-box voting

  06-11-2022 18:07 via theguardian.com
  Melody Jennings of Clean Elections USA teamed up with True the Vote for project that echos Trump’s false claims about 2020A far-right group run by a Christian pastor has sparked a legal firestorm by spearheading a drive to aggressively monitor drop-box voting for fraud in Arizona and other states, in an echo of Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election results were rigged.Melody Jennings, who runs Clean Elections USA, has teamed up with the conservative group True the Vote,
  
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• Fresh protests erupt in Iran’s universities and Kurdish region

  06-11-2022 18:04 via theguardian.com
  Movement against country’s regime sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death keeps going in face of crackdownNew protests erupted in Iran on Sunday at universities and in the largely Kurdish northwest, keeping a seven-week anti-regime movement going even in the face of a fierce crackdown.The protests, triggered in mid-September by the death of Mahsa Amini after she was arrested for allegedly breaching strict dress rules for women, have evolved into the biggest challenge for the clerical leadersh
  
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• Family fears for life of rapper they say was violently arrested after encouraging Iranians to protest

  06-11-2022 17:53 via cnn.com
  
  "Someone's crime was that her hair was flowing in the wind. Someone's crime was that he or she was brave and were outspoken."
  
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• Bill Maher makes grim prediction about Trump in 2024

  06-11-2022 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher sits down with CNN's Fareed Zakaria to discuss the 2022 midterm elections and what could happen if former President Donald Trump runs for office again in 2024.
  
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• Trump considered announcing 2024 presidential run at Oz-Mastriano rally

  06-11-2022 17:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  According to a source familiar with the discussions and in frequent communication with former President Trump, Mr.
  
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• Nick Carter reacts to the death of his brother Aaron at 34: 'God, please take care of my baby brother'

  06-11-2022 17:47 via cnn.com
  
  Aaron Carter's older brother Nick is heartbroken after the singer's death at the age of 34, he wrote in a post on Instagram Sunday, saying that despite their "complicated relationship," his love for Carter "has never ever faded."
  
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• Inside the secure world of choosing Powerball millionaires

  06-11-2022 17:47 via cnn.com
  
  24-hour surveillance, audits, and secured vaults are among the tools and procedures needed to choose and announce winning Powerball numbers.
  
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• This miniature therapy horse is the newest member of the Ocala Police Department

  06-11-2022 17:40 via cnn.com
  
  The newest addition to the Ocala Police Department in Florida is just two feet tall, has four legs, and is absolutely adorable.
  
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• Booker concedes 'tough election season' but sees 'pathway' for Dems to keep Senate

  06-11-2022 17:31 via abcnews.go.com
  Cory Booker conceded that his party faces a difficult election on Tuesday but insisted he still sees a "pathway" for Democrats to at least keep control of the Senate.
  
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• Aaron Carter's siblings say they hope singer is now at 'peace' following tragic death

  06-11-2022 17:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Aaron Carter's older brother Nick, and twin sister, Angel, posted their first public statements following Carter's tragic death in tributes posted to Instagram
  
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• Republicans will take 'full control' of Congress: Glenn Youngkin

  06-11-2022 17:17 via abcnews.go.com
  Republicans will take 'full control' of Congress: Glenn Youngkin on midterms in 'This Week' interview
  
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• At least 19 killed as Tanzanian passenger plane crashes into Africa's largest lake

  06-11-2022 17:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rescue operations were underway in Tanzania on Sunday after a small plane carrying 39 passengers crashed into Africa’s largest lake, the airline said.
  
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• 19 dead after commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

  06-11-2022 16:51 via cnn.com
  
  A rescue operation was underway Sunday after a commercial flight operated by Precision Air crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, according to the airline.
  
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• Vance projects confidence and Ryan predicts an upset as Ohio's turbulent Senate race nears its end

  06-11-2022 16:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Vance and Ryan have both made overtures to Trump voters. Each has painted the other as a political phony poorly attuned to the plight of working-class voters.
  
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• At least 19 people dead after plane crashes into Lake Victoria

  06-11-2022 16:34 via theguardian.com
  Precision Air plane with 43 people onboard came down in bad weather on its approach to Bukoba airportAt least 19 people have died after a plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania during bad weather shortly before it was due to land in the north-west city of Bukoba, according to the state-owned Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation. “There was an accident involving a Precision Air plane which … crashed into water about 100 metres from the airport,” the regional police commander
  
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• At least 9 injured in Philadelphia shooting after multiple people started firing at a crowd

  06-11-2022 16:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least nine people are injured in Philadelphia, four critically, after multiple shooters started firing at a crowd Saturday night, according to the Philadelph
  
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• Multiple gunmen sought in shooting that injured 9 outside Philadelphia bar

  06-11-2022 16:13 via abcnews.go.com
  At least 9 people have been shot and injured in a shooting outside a bar in Philadelphia.
  
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• Soaring goose prices threaten German St Martin’s Day celebrations

  06-11-2022 15:57 via theguardian.com
  Martinsgans – or martin goose – is eaten around 11 November, but restaurants are dropping dish to save cashSoaring inflation threatens to cast a shadow over one of Germany’s most popular cultural festivities, which culminates in eating roast goose.A Martinsgans, or martin goose, is eaten on or around 11 November – St Martin’s Day – when the 4th-century Roman soldier-turned-saint who shared his cloak with a poor man is remembered throughout the country in lante
  
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• Two weeks before start of World Cup, Lionel Messi suffers injury scare

  06-11-2022 15:36 via cnn.com
  
  Lionel Messi has already said that the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be his last chance to add a World Cup winner's medal to his otherwise complete, glittering trophy cabinet.
  
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• Three dead after commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

  06-11-2022 15:20 via cnn.com
  
  A rescue operation was underway Sunday after a commercial flight operated by Precision Air crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, according to the airline.
  
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• 'SNL' has Trump plead his case to restore banned Twitter account

  06-11-2022 15:00 via cnn.com
  
  It's been a crazy few weeks for Twitter, and "SNL" made the most of the chaos.
  
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• Aaron Carter's twin sister honors the singer a day after his death at 34: 'I loved you beyond measure'

  06-11-2022 14:54 via cnn.com
  
  Aaron Carter's twin sister paid tribute to the former child pop singer after he was confirmed dead Saturday at the age of 34.
  
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